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L'Amour fixé au temple de la beaute. A song fan: M.38-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

L'Amour fixé au temple de la beaute. A song fan
Translated as: Love set the temple of beauty

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Paper leaf with a hand coloured etching, on plain wood sticks and guards. Three female figures, the left figure clipping cupid's wings, the centre figure sitting on a chair in a temple playing a mandolin, and the right figure dancing with garlands.

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 16

Legal notes

Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from The Lennox Boyd Estate

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1790

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.38-2015
Primary reference Number: 204657
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 23 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "L'Amour fixé au temple de la beaute. A song fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204657 Accessed: 2024-12-18 14:27:54

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